2017 Climate Scientist Fossil Fuels Politics 
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 22, 2023
Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017, and Hurricane Irma in 2021 were all accompanied by the same question. Not-a-scientist Milloy further pontificated , “This doesn’t kill anybody. This has got nothing to do with climate.This is not because of fossil fuels.”
Legal Planet
JULY 12, 2023
The very first American trial of a youth climate lawsuit was hardly blockbuster Court TV, but we learned a lot from the proceedings. As I outlined here , Montana state law prohibits the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions or climate impacts–– inside and outside the state’s borders––when reviewing projects and approving permits.
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Real Climate
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
The note can also be interpreted as an insult because it suggests that we climate scientists do not know our subject. They apparently have not realised that both the UN climate panel and the professional communities in the USA and Europe have written a number of reports to do exactly that ( IPCC AR6 2021 , NCA 2017 , ESOTC2022 ).
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 24, 2023
We don’t need Taylor Swift to “fall in love with a climate scientist,” we just wish she’d write a song about the climate crisis. When the breathless coverage of her relationship with Travis Kelce first boosted ratings for NFL football, some suggested Swift should use her star power for good by “dating a climate scientist.”
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Healey issued the CID in connection with an investigation into unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce with respect to fossil fuel products and securities. Sentencing was scheduled for February 3, 2017. The count to which the defendant pleaded guilty involved a request for reimbursement of $363,668.50
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Elsewhere , I documented how these and subsequent US public policy actions set the stage for Puerto Rico’s contemporary social vulnerabilities that have come full circle in disastrous social, economic, and climatic consequences for the archipelago after Hurricane María in 2017. The risk of landslides is also high.
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 7, 2019
HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 126. Fourth Circuit Declined to Stay Remand Order in Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies; Companies Sought Stay from Supreme Court. Court Dismissed Counterclaims in Climate Scientist’s Defamation Lawsuit. FEATURED CASE.
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